Advances in Imaging of the Spinal Cord Vascular Supply and its Relationship with Paraplegia after Aortic Interventions. A Review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 567-577

  Melissano, G ^a   Chiesa, R ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aorta; Imaging; Paraplegia; Post processing; Spinal cord ischaemia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTERY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR ARTERY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIES; CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PARAPLEGIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 70449717262     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.07.011     Document Type: Review

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